Boomers going to Rio to win gold: Lemanis

Australia basketball coach Andrej Lemanis has boldly declared that the Boomers are going to the Rio Olympics to win a gold medal.

Lemanis, who was announced as Brisbane Bullets head coach when they return to the NBL in 2016, said the record number of seven Aussies plying their trade in the NBA made it an exciting time for the Boomers.

“The goal that we’ve set for ourselves is we’re going to Rio to win the gold medal because we believe that we’re good enough to go and get that done,” Lemanis told Today.

“We’ve got seven guys in the NBA, guys over in Europe doing well, all playing meaningful roles.”

“Complement that with the guys who I’ve already mentioned that are back here in the NBL.”

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Lemanis’ confident declaration could become a source of ridicule with the might of the USA, who can select the NBA’s biggest superstars including LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, to enter the Games as unbackable favourites.

The USA has won the Olympic gold medal 14 times while the Boomers have never won a medal having competed 13 times.